Americans are not used to being bombed in their beds, but if you come from anywhere outside America, it’s not highly unusual.

I know what it’s like to be in one place and dream of another. I also know what it’s like to feel that nostalgia is a fairly useless thing because it is stasis.

You have to want to be in the company of those you’re making films about.

It’s only at this age that I can say the word ‘art’ without flinching.